Utilization of tigernut (Cyperus rotundus, L.) meal in diets for cockerel starters

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-248

  Bamgbose, A M ^a   Eruvbetine, Daisy ^a   Dada, W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carcass yield; Cockerel chicks; Economic analysis; Tigernut meal

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; NUTRITION;

CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FAT;

DIET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POULTRY;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BACK; BREAST; CARCASS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CYPERUS; DIET; ECONOMICS; EVISCERATION; FOOD INTAKE; FORELIMB; HEAD; HEART WEIGHT; INTESTINE; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; LUNG WEIGHT; MAIZE; MEAL; NECK; NONHUMAN; NUT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SPLEEN WEIGHT; THIGH; WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037843292     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00074-9     Document Type: Article

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